Manure-distributer.



S. H. GARST.

MANURE DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILE-D AUG.3. l9l4.

1,215,794. Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

nrvrrnn MANURE-DSIRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented Feb. 13, 1917.

Application fi1ed August 3, 1914. Serial No. 854,563.

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Be it knoWn that I, STEPHEN H. GRST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and. State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manure-Distributers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will enable others' skilled in the art to WhiCh it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to.tlie accompanying draxvingsQ and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, Which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in spreading devices for manure distributers. The regulation type of spreader as heretofore commonly enoployed is adapted to spread a swath about as wide as the sprea der box. To those using this type of farrn implement it is advantageous and, therefore,

desnable that the swath of n1anure should' be reater than the nudth'of the box. The

object of the present invention is, therefore, to provide a spreading device or devices which are capable of spreading a swath wider than the spreader box, and to do this conveniently and at a minimum of exertion.

t may be here said that the idea of spreading Wide is not nevv, but heretofore certain disadvantageous and undesirable features have attended the means employed. The

principal object of the present invention is* to produce a very snnple and effective later" ally movable spreading device Which is capable of sweeping the man1ire in a avide swath and at the same time add ver v little additional weight to the machine for the reason that it takes the place of the usual rake or comb. Furthermore, the means' for operating the spreading devices is very simple and the material is hanclled to such mechanical advantage that very little power is required to operate it. lt follows, therefore, that the draft is light.

Before describing my improvements in detail, reference is made to the accompanying drawings of vvhich Figure 1 is a side elvav tion of the rearward end of a manure spreader box having m v improvements applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

In the detail description of the invention, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts both in the drawings and description.

The box 1 from Which the manure is distributed is of the usual form and very little need be said about it beyond referring to the fact that the loWer portion of the rear- Waid end thereof is ont out in order that the oylinder 1nay occupy the proper position relative to the box. The distributing cylinder consists of two end clisks 411 through Which an axle 3 passes and to which the bars 6 are united, said bars supporting the teeth 7 all constructed and arranged in the usual manner. The axle 3 is journaled in suitable 'bearings 5;5 at the ends thereof which are supported by braces 9 on the sides of the box. Said axle, and therewith the cylinder, is clriven from a sprocket cl1ain (no-t shown) which passes over a sprocket wheel 8.

Coming now to the features involved in my improvements, 9 designates a suitable number '01 broad" face sp"reader blades or paddles Wll1ch extend in oblique planes across the distributing cylinder and a suitable distance from the teeth or pins thereof. These spreader blades or paddles may be of different shapes. It is necessary, bowever, that the said devices shall be broad faced and that they shall project over the discharge side of the cylinderin order that the material shall be efiectually spread arter it has been discharged by the cylinder. In Fig. 1 one desirable form or shape is shown. The upper ends thereof are rigidly secured to members 10 and 11 Which forrn a lever for each paddle. A yoke or frame formed of angle iron reaches across the upper end of the box and consists of a transverse portion 13 the ends 13 of which are bent clownwardly and terminate in straight portions 13 which are securelv fastened to the upper box sills 1. Bearings 11 are secured to this member 13 and these bearings receive boite 12 which pass through the levers of the paddles 9 and form the pivots upon Which the paddles turn in sweeping from one side to the other when operated. The top members 10 of the paddles extend rearvvardly of the pivots 12 and each is independently pivoted by means of bolts 15 to a cross-bar 14 lying parallel with the angle-bar 13. This cross-bar 14 is recipr0cated longitudinallyto impart a svveeping movement to the spreader paddles through the instrumentality of an arm 16. '1he outer end cf this arm 16 is connected to one arm of a double bell-crank lever 20. The arm of this lever to Which said' bar 16 is coupled is the upper arm 18 which is fiattened and provided with a suitable mimbor oi openings 17 any one of which may receive a bolt 19 which connects said a1n1 16. The body of the lever 20 is j ournaled in suitable bearings 21 which are supported upon one of the down-turned ends 1.3 of the bar 13. The lower arm or angle 22 of said bell-crank lever 20 is coupled to a crank 26 on the end of the axle 3 of the distribnting cylinder. -This connection is made through a connecting rod 24: one end of which is connected with a universal member 25 on the axle orank 26 and the other end of which is connected to a universal member 23 on the arm 29 of said lever. It will, theref0re, be seen that during the rotations of the distributing oylinder the spreader paddles 9 will be given uniformy reciprocating movements through the actuating arm 16 and the double bellcrank lever 20. A very substantial swing of these paddles is thus produced which causes them to corne in sweeping contact with the manu1e which is delivered between said paddles by the rotating cylinder. The blades strike the manure after it is disoharged by the eylinder and spread it in a swath substantally wider than the spreader box. It will be understood that any desirable number of spreader paddles from one to a greater number may be used te suit the various kinds 01' conditions of material to be spread. VVhen a single spreader blade 9 is employed, the central one of the fulcrum members 11, as shown in Fig. 2, is employed and in the event that two spreader blades are used the two fulorum members 11 lying between the outermost two paddles and the central blade in Fig. 2 are used.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a manure spreader, the combination with a distributing cylinder, and a wagon body at the 1ear end of which said cylinder is mounted, of a beater support mounted on said wagon body parallel with said cylinder, a series of broadfaced beaters lying diagonally across the upper rearward face of said oylinder, said beaters being pivotally mounted in such position on said support and widely spaced one from the other, a common conneotion between said beaters whereby they are movable simultaneousIy and laterally, and means for actuating said beaters simultaneously and laterally during which the manure is spread in a swath substantially wider than the width of the wagon body.

2. In a manure spreader, the oombination with a dist1ibnting cylinder, and a wagon body in the rear end of which said cylinder is mounted, of a series of broad-faced beaters mounted diagonally across the upper rearward face of'said cylinder and widely spaced one from the other, a supporting bar mounted upon said wagon body above said cylinder and in the rear thereof, said beaters having uniformly pivotal connections with said bar, a reciprocating bar to which the upper forward ends of said beaters are pivoted so that said beaters may be moved in unison upon their pivots, an actuating arm by means of which said beaters are given simultaneous and lateral movements whereby the mannre is spread in a swath substantially wider than the wagon body, and means interposed between said actuating arm and the axis of the cylinder where by suoh movements are imparted to said beaters. V

3. In a manure spreader, the combination with a wagon body, and a distributing cylinde1 monnted in the rear end thereof, of a series of broad-faoed beaters mounted diag onally across the upper rearward face of said cylinder and widely spaced one from the other, a yoke mounted upon said wagon body above and forward of said cylinder and to which said beaters are pivoted with their ends projected fOrwardly of said yoke, a reciprocating bar coupling the ends of said beaters so projected forward of said yoke, an actuating a11n connected to said reciprocating bar, an angular lever fulcrumed upon one end of the yoke and to one end of which said arm is connected, a crank on the axle of the distributing cylinder, a connecting 1od, a universal connection between said rod and said angular lever, and a universal conneotion between said rod and said crank whereby said beaters are simultaneousIy actuated to spread the mannre beyond the sides of the wagon body.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN H. GARST.

Witnesses:

SAMEL E. ARNOLD, HUBERT BURGIS.

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Washington, D. G. 

